XFX GeForce 7800 GT Video Card Review

Test Setup

Test System:

Intel DDR2 Memory Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	Click Here
Motherboard	MSI Neo4 SLI Edition	Click Here
Memory	Corsair 3200XL	Click Here
Hard Drive	Seagate Barracuda 7200.7	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair COOL	Click Here
Power Supply	Antec SmartPower 550W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. NVidia’s forceware 81.84 drivers were used on the video card.

Test Settings:

#1

• Single Card @ Default timings (Core 450/Memory 1050)
• 1024×768
• Antialiasing set to 0
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 4

#2

• Single Card @ Default timings (Core 450/Memory 1050)
• 1600×1200
• Antialiasing set to 4
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 16

#3

• Single Card @ Max Overclock (Coree 479/Memory 1110)
• 1024×768
• Antialiasing set to 0
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 4

#4

• SLI Mode @ Default Settings (Core 450/Memory 1050)
• 1024×768
• Antialiasing set to 0
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 4

#5

• SLI Mode @ Default Settings (Core 450/Memory 1050)
• 1600×1200
• Antialiasing set to 4
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 16

#6

• SLI Mode @ Max Overclock (Coree 479/Memory 1110)
• 1600×1200
• Antialiasing set to 4
• Anisotropic Filtering set to 16

Tests Run:

• Far Cry
• Doom 3
• Aquamark 3
• 3DMark05
• 3DMark03